Notice2023-08739
Boyne USA, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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April 26, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25398-25399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08739]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3409-036]
Boyne USA, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Temporary variance of license requirement.
b. Project No.: 3409-036.
c. Date Filed: April 17, 2023.
d. Applicant: Boyne USA, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Boyne River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Boyne River in
Charlevoix County, Michigan and does not occupy Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Tyler Prange, Area Manager, Boyne Mountain
Resort, Boyne USA, Inc. (231) 549-6076, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6034190c05124e1012010e070520020f190e050d0f150e1401090e4e030f0d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d480adb8b1a6faa4a6b5bab3b194b6bbadbab1b9bba1baa0b5bdbafab7bbb9">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Brian Bartos, (202) 502-6679,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f391819a929ddd919281879c80b395968190dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84e6f6ede5eaaae6e5f6f0ebf7c4e2e1f6e7aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests
is May 19, 2023.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. You must include your name and contact
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c68083948589a8aaafa8a395b3b6b6a9b4b286a0a3b4a5e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="662023342529080a0f080335131616091412260003140548010910">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must
be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. The first page of any filing should
include docket number P-3409-036. Comments emailed to Commission staff
are not considered part of the Commission record.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. Description of Request: The licensee requests Commission
approval, through December 31, 2023, for a temporary variance of the
run of river (ROR) requirements at the Boyne Project, as required by
Article 25 of the amended project license. The licensee is requesting
the variance to perform an 11-foot drawdown of the project reservoir in
order to complete necessary maintenance of the hydropower generation
system, maintenance of the intake canal, and work to the left
embankment to bring factors of safety into compliance with the
Commission's guidelines. The temporary variance from ROR requirements
would only be necessary during the drawdown and refill periods; ROR
operation would be maintained in between. The licensee anticipates the
drawdown process to take approximately one month and would initiate
drawdown after May 15, 2023. The proposed refill of the impoundment
would occur over a period of two weeks in late summer or late fall of
2023 and would maintain a
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minimum release equivalent to the 95 percent exceedance flow
(approximately 30 cubic feet per second). Additionally, the licensee
provided a mitigation plan in its application for potentially stranded
organisms, including mussels, for all bottomlands exposed during the
drawdown, as well as proposed measures to protect endangered species
potentially occurring at the project, per resource agency
recommendations.
l. Locations of the Application: The Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of
this document via the internet through the Commission's website at
<a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp</a>. Enter the docket number
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access
the document. You may also register online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via email of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e282b3c2d21000207000b3d1b1e1e011c1a2e080b1c0d40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="286e6d7a6b67464441464d7b5d5858475a5c684e4d5a4b064f475e">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY,
(202) 502-8659.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. A copy of all other filings in reference to this
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 385.2010.
Dated: April 19, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-08739 Filed 4-25-23; 8:45 am]
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